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INFOGRAPHIC: Percentage of students that were able to get Homecoming tickets.
By Sean Campbell,
BlueDevilHUB.com Staff–
Ticket refunds and redistribution were offered to students affected by Davis High’s Homecoming dance postponement to a new date of Oct. 15.
Only 800 tickets were offered to the student body of more than 1700 at DHS. “I really thought that it was unfair how not everyone is included,” junior Cali Levy said.
A new distribution system was created this year by Principal Bryce Geigle to fix the problems faced in the past. “Geigle came up with the tiered system, changing to different tiers (grades) for different days of the week, trying to give each grade an opportunity to purchase tickets,” ASB bookkeeper Terri Arnold said.
Despite the efforts of the administration, the new system did not go as planned. “The tickets were sold out before I even got to school on Tuesday (Sept. 20),” Levy said.
“It’s basically first come first serve to a dance everyone should enjoy,” senior Tyler Cross said.
Due to the unexpected demand for tickets the administration created a waiting list. If tickets didn’t sell out, students refunded tickets, or if more tickets were made available, those on the waiting list would be the first to get them.
Levy was one of the few students that got a ticket through the waiting list, however, she thought that the process was unclear.
“The waiting list was communicated very poorly because I was under the impression that the tickets had closed and no more people off the waiting list would get tickets, until I actually got one,” Levy said.
After the bat infestation in the north gym led to the rescheduling of the dance, refunds were offered to those who had tickets but couldn’t attend the changed date.
“Students who cannot attend the new date should seek a refund as soon as they know of their conflict, the wait list will get those tickets,” student government adviser Anthony Vasquez said. “If students fail to refund them in time, we will not have enough time to sell those before final dance prep.”
The efforts to redistribute tickets has only been a minor help to those wanting to get tickets according to Arnold. “We have only given five refunds out of 800 tickets.”
Despite the flaws in the current system the administration is working on a way to improve it for future dances.
“We are trying our best to get them (tickets) into the hands of students who want them,” Arnold said. “In a perfect situation, we would not have to limit tickets, and all who wanted would be able to attend.”
